Book 29. (1 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 20 | 83 | The View more quotes about typical">typical Gorean commander, perhaps unwisely, does not "lead" from a position of safety, from interior lines, so to speak, but leads from the front. |
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Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 20 | 80 | Accordingly, the right wing of the phalanx tends to outflank the left wing of its foe, while the foe's right wing tends to outflank his left. |
| 20 | 81 | In this way the phalanxes tend to turn in the field, rather like a wheel of war. |
| 20 | 82 | Some commanders, well aware of this dynamic, increase the depth of their left wings, a tactic which often leads to victory. |
| 20 | 83 | The typical Gorean commander, perhaps unwisely, does not "lead" from a position of safety, from interior lines, so to speak, but leads from the front. |
| 20 | 84 | He himself will be where steel meets steel. |
| 20 | 85 | In this sense, I suppose he is less a general, and more a warrior. |
| 20 | 86 | Wisely or not, this seems to be the typical Gorean way. |
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Accordingly, the right wing of the phalanx tends to outflank the left wing of its foe, while the foe's right wing tends to outflank his left.
In this way the phalanxes tend to turn in the field, rather like a wheel of war.
Some commanders, well aware of this dynamic, increase the depth of their left wings, a tactic which often leads to victory.
The typical Gorean commander, perhaps unwisely, does not "lead" from a position of safety, from interior lines, so to speak, but leads from the front.
He himself will be where steel meets steel.
In this sense, I suppose he is less a general, and more a warrior.
Wisely or not, this seems to be the typical Gorean way.
- (Swordsmen of Gor)